- MOON OVER PARADOR - Director Paul Mazursky and Richard Dreyfuss (both of "Down and Out in Beverly Hills") reteam for the comedy about a struggling actor forced to impersonate the president of a Caribbean island nation. Also stars Raul Julia and Sonia Braga. (PG-13)

- GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM - 4 st ars: A companion piece alongside "Platoon" and "Full Metal Jacket" as the best of the Vietnam War movies. Required viewing for fans of comedy and Robin Williams. (R)

- HOT TO TROT - No Stars: Comedian Bob Goldthwait plays a schnook who inherits half of a stock brokerage, then is almost cheated out of it by his swinish stepfather (Dabney Coleman). Achingly unfunny, very long and quite vulgar for its rating. (PG)

- MARRIED TO THE MOB - 3 stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine and Dean Stockwell in a comedy about upscale thugs, directed by Jonathan Demme. (R)

- MIDNIGHT RUN - 3 stars: A break from the formulaic cop/buddy movie, with convincing performances by Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin. (R)

- SHORT CIRCUIT II: MORE INPUT - 1 star : Only Fisher Stevens and No. 5 are back for more. (PG)

- STEALING HOME - 2 1/2 stars: Soap operatic tale of Philadelphia society lad Mark Harmon, who yearns to be a baseball player, and his problematic love through the years for his unconventional former babysitter, Jodie Foster. (PG- 13)

- THE DEAD POOL - 2 1/2 stars: The fifth in the Dirty Harry series about Clint Eastwood's taciturn, anti-social cop is both fun and genuinely exciting. (R)

- THE GREAT OUTDOORS - 2 stars: John Candy and Dan Aykroyd star in the coarse John Hughes' comedy. (PG)